10:40 PM,
May 5, 2012

Camden firefighters battle a blaze at the home of the Rev. Al Stewart last month. Stewart heads the Camden Rescue Mission.

Written by

LUCAS K. MURRAY
Courier-Post Staff

All the Rev. Al Stewart could do was watch in disbelief as a fire tore through the second floor of his home in South Camden early last month.

The blaze in the 1600 block of Broadway broke out around 5:30 p.m. right next to the Camden Rescue Mission, which he has headed for nearly 25 years.

Now the giver of charity to so many is the recipient as he and his family have been placed in a home in the city's Fairview section rent-free thanks to far-reaching efforts of community members and friends. ...